Table 5 Summary of comorbidities measured in Charlson Comorbidity Index
From: Association of active Helicobacter pylori infection and anemia in elderly males
| Â | Number of cases (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
H. pylori positive (n = 228) | H. pylori negative (n = 418) | Total (n = 646) | |
Myocardial infaction | 5(2.2) | 13(3.1) | 18 |
Congestive heart failure | 3(1.3) | 6(1.4) | 9 |
Peripheral vascular disease | 90 (39.5) | 137(32.8) | 227 |
Cerebrovascular disease | 40(17.5) | 89(21.3) | 129 |
Dementia | 2(0.9) | 1(0.2) | 3 |
COPD | 47(20.6) | 57(13.6) | 104 |
Connective tissue disease | 1(0.4) | 4(1.0) | 5 |
Peptic ulcer disease | 2(0.9) | 2(0.5) | 4 |
Diabetes mellitus | 63(27.6) | 117(28.0) | 180 |
Moderate to severe chronic kidney disease | 19(8.3) | 45(10.8) | 64 |
Hemiplegia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Leukemia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Malignant lymphoma | 0 | 1(0.2) | 1 |
Solid tumora | 22(9.6) | 75(18.0) | 97 |
Liver diseaseb | 44(19.3) | 85(20.3) | 129 |
AIDSc | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 338 | 632 | 970 |